Study: Agribusiness’s impact, potential are great

South Carolina could create an additional 10,000 jobs and boost agriculture’s impact on the state’s economy to $50 billion annually if it employs a series of strategic initiatives in what is already 25% of the state’s overall economy.  Read More...

SCRA announces record revenues

The statewide research agency reported Thursday it had record revenues for the 2010 fiscal year, which ended June 30. At more than $170 million, revenues were up 60% compared with fiscal 2009.  Read More...

S.C. jobs program could be eliminated

A new subsidized employment program known as the STEP program, which has provided jobs for 650 parents, will stop placing South Carolinians in jobs on Sept. 30 unless Congress extends the federal program that funds it.  Read More...

HSSC unveils new partners AnMed, McLeod, Self Regional

Health Sciences South Carolina, a biomedical research collaborative that includes the state’s largest research-intensive universities and major health systems, has added these new partners.  Read More...

USC researcher: Tire-pressure monitors vulnerable

Research shows that tire pressure monitoring communications systems in many new cars are not properly secured, allowing anyone to eavesdrop on the wireless communication and send false messages to drivers.  Read More...